Ave Maria vs Lely Resort

A side-by-side comparison of Ave Maria and Lely Resort: population, income, housing, and more.

Ave Maria and Lely Resort are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lely Resort has the higher population (8,296 vs 6,826 in Ave Maria). Lely Resort has the higher median household income ($100,163 vs $95,179 in Ave Maria). Lely Resort has the higher median home value ($599,000 vs $405,600 in Ave Maria).

Population, income & housing

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
Population	6,826	8,296
Median age	39.2 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,179	$100,163
Median home value	$405,600	$599,000
Median gross rent	$2,552	$2,028
Housing units	2,580	6,146
Homeownership rate	84.7%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	58.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
Population	4,110 → 6,826 (+66.1%)	6,295 → 8,296 (+31.8%)
Median household income	$69,421 → $95,179 (+37.1%)	$67,232 → $100,163 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$341,100 → $405,600 (+18.9%)	$492,700 → $599,000 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,994 → $2,552 (+28.0%)	$1,377 → $2,028 (+47.3%)

Ave Maria

Population

4,1106,826

Median household income

$69,421$95,179

Median home value

$341,100$405,600

Median gross rent

$1,994$2,552

Lely Resort

Population

6,2958,296

Median household income

$67,232$100,163

Median home value

$492,700$599,000

Median gross rent

$1,377$2,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
Under 5	2.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.8%
18 to 24	20.7%	2.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	7.4%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	17.8%
75 and over	9.6%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	66.0%
Black or African American	6.9%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
No high school diploma	7.3%	6.2%
High school graduate	22.7%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.8%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
Drove alone	55.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.2%	13.6%
Other means	7.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
1-unit, detached	85.3%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	23.3%
20 or more units	2.6%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Ave Maria	Lely Resort
Poverty rate	12.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.81	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	38	23
Median year structure built	2015	2007